Axel Fredrik Londen
Finnish sport shooter (1859–1928)
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Axel Fredrik Londen (5 August 1859 – 8 September 1928) was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1859 Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1928 (aged 69) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Varatuomari | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Corporate lawyer | ||||||||||||||
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| Other interests | Hunting | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Suomen Metsästysyhdistys | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Trap | 29th–61st | Sources differ: according to some, he did not start the event,[2] according to others, he was eliminated in the first stage of the competition[3] |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 100 meter running deer, single shots | 15th | |
| 100 meter team running deer, single shots | 3rd | ||
| Trap, team | 5th |
He was a member of the board of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1907–1908 and 1911–1913.
Biography
His parents were vicar and rural dean Karl Fredrik Londen and Emilia Nordenstreng. His was married to Valborg Ferlmann in 1895–1919 and to Maria Elisabet Magnuson since 1920.[4]
He obtained a legal degree in 1886 and the title of varatuomari in 1889.[5]
He moved to Sweden to manage a tobacco factory in the 1910s and got their citizenship. He moved back to Finland after bankruptcy.[6]
He was the chairman of the shooting club Suomen Metsästysyhdistys in 1911–1917.[5]
He edited the outdoors magazine Metsästys ja Kalastus.[7]
He was the first executive manager of the Finnish Hunters' Association in 1922–1927. According to himself, he shot at least two bears and 17 mooses.[8]
He also was briefly the mayor of Ekenäs and held various jobs in the Finnish government.[6]
He was the secretary of the Finnish Maritime Administration from 1924 up to his death.[5]